numbly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English numb

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English numbly

From numb + -ly.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌmli

Adverb

numbly (comparative more numbly, superlative most numbly)

1. In a numb manner; without feeling.

   "He's dead," she said numbly.